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The second Derby del Sole of the season is coming !!!
Napoli thrashed Roma 4-0 in the first one in November with the Giallorossi losing five games against their top-7 opponents since then. Think it'll be Napoli who is going to win on Sunday as they's been in a greater form of late and last weekend's win at Milan proves that.
Two teams chasing Europe via Serie A (SA) meet here in the 160th all-time ‘Derby del Sole’. Roma have the edge there (W58, D53, L48), but lament the inferior five-game H2H record (W1, D1, L3). Four of those five matches saw the ‘Giallorossi’ lose the second half, as they did in their surprising defeat at relegation troubled Parma last weekend (2-0).
On a brighter note, Roma have registered a joint-league high of eight ‘HT/FT double’ wins in SA action as hosts so far in 2020/21, additionally leading at HT in a league-high ten ‘home’ matches this term (FT: W8, D2). Roma have also trailed at the break in just two of the last 19 H2Hs held here.
Napoli are currently on a five-game unbeaten run (W4, D1) and remain on course for a top-four finish. They have more reason than ever to improve upon their traditionally-dismal first-half H2H away record, as they’ve opened the scoring in each of their previous eight SA wins, with three of the last five such goals arriving inside the 30th-35th minute period.
The visitors recently snapped a six-game winless away run across all competitions (D1, L5), after beating AC Milan last time out (1-0). Even so, Napoli have still led at the break just once across their last 11 competitive away fixtures. Continuing that theme, they have lost exactly 50% of the last 42 SA away H2Hs to see them level or trailing at HT (W4, D17, L21).
Fenix Bet SC prediction is Napoli over 1 or better X2